Palen v. Daewoo Motor Co., Ltd.

PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Betty Palen, as independent executor of the estate of David Palen, deceased, appeals from an order of the circuit court (1) granting defendants Daewoo Motor Company, Ltd. (DMC), Daewoo Corporation (Daewoo Corp.), Daewoo Group, Daewoo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Heavy Industries), “Daewoo FSO Motor SP. z.o.o.” (Daewoo-FSO), 3 and Kim Woo-Choong’s motions to dismiss plaintiffs complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction and (2) granting defendant Daewoo Motor America, Inc.’s (DMA) 4 motion to dismiss based on the doctrine of forum…